LIGHTWAVE

Who are you...

Lightwave

Roll Call....

Samantha Bower (vocals) / Johnny Halpin (guitar) / Matt Thomason (bass) / Talvin

Rihal (drums)

Hailing from....

South Coast, UK

Journey so far....

We’ve only been a band for just over a year, but it’s been a wild ride so far! We’ve played some awesome shows and some festivals too, and also released a debut EP and a new single.

Influences, sound....

Our influences range from pop to metal to punk rock to synthwave. Honestly, it’s hard to pin our sound down haha.

Biggest gig/Proudest moment...

Our best show was probably our debut hometown show in Bournemouth playing to about 500 people, that was insane! Also having our debut EP sold in Japan by a music store was pretty surreal.

What does the future hold for Lightwave

We just released a brand new single “Good an even better team supporting us. I can’t wait to chuck the kitchen sink at it and give it everything we’ve got.

Enough”, with more new music to come soon. We are also playing Teddy Rocks Festival and some northern dates with more shows to be announced soon, so stay connected and come party with us!

Kev Baker – Rhythm Guitar / Backing Vocals

“I’m a bit of a loon to be honest and have been known to pull the odd face or two when we play live. Truth be told, I can’t help it, I see that people in the crowd enjoy what we do and completely lose myself in the moment. For me, playing live has never been about looking cool, because I don’t particularly think I am cool, its more about creating energy for the crowd to feed off and for them to leave feeling like they’ve had their money’s worth.”

Joe Chivers – Drums

Nick B and I grew up in the same little village in Cambridge and both started playing our respective instruments at the same time. We grew up learning our instruments together (which massively helps with our musical chemistry!) and I was on that very same stage at the age of 12 alongside him – the rest, as they say, is history!